Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen

The Book of Will

By Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Dee Savides

Show synopsis

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn't have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet or The Taming of the Shrew. 


But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare's plays forever!


After the death of their dear friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives.


They'll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done.


Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new lights on a man you may think you know.

Cast

  • Henry Condell - Tim Young
  • John Heminges - Steve Savides
  • Richard Burbage / William Jaggard - Shannon Glenn
  • Alice Heminges - Rachel Moldenhauer
  • Boy Hamlet / Marcus / Horatio / Crier - Leaf Baxter
  • Ben Jonson - Casey Nash
  • Elizabeth Condell - Michele Johnson
  • Rebecca Heminges - Kris Glenn
  • Ed Knight/Francisco / Sir Edward Dering / Barman 2 - Dan Gates
  • R. Crane - Allie Klinker
  • Isaac Jaggard - Gaven Williams
  • Compositor - Christine Conway
  • Emilia Bassano Lanier / Crier - Marisa Darcourt
  • Anne Hathaway Shakespeare / Bernardo / Barman - Nancy Ernst
  • Susannah Shakespeare / Marcellus / Crier - Megan Jacob

Tickets $25

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June 12-20 at 7:00 p.m.

June 21 at 2:00 p.m.

Xavier Fine Arts Theatre

Xavier High School

1600 W. Prospect Ave.

Appleton, WI 54914